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Salary, flexibility rank highest among global gen Z employees: survey

Salary, flexibility rank highest among global gen Z employees: survey

More than half (54 per cent) of global generation Z employees ranked pay as the most important consideration when applying for their first full-time job, according to…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
OCIO market showing signs of maturity: study

OCIO market showing signs of maturity: study

The outsourced chief investment officer market could be reaching its natural maturity, according to a new survey by Cerulli Associates Inc. Globally, OCIO assets under…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:45
Ontario case could clear up questions on limitation periods in LTD claims

Ontario case could clear up questions on limitation periods in LTD claims

The Ontario Court of Appeal is poised to hear a case that could clear up the conflicting jurisprudence regarding the point at which limitation periods…

MSCI makes ESG rating tool available to public

MSCI makes ESG rating tool available to public

MSCI is making its ratings on environmental, social and governance issues publicly available off the back of growing interest from numerous stakeholders. This move is…

  • By: Staff
  • November 26, 2019 November 11, 2020
  • 08:41
Morneau Shepell to provide well-being platform to CFL players

Morneau Shepell to provide well-being platform to CFL players

Morneau Shepell Ltd. is partnering with the Canadian Football League Players’ Association to make its LifeWorks platform available to the league’s players. LifeWorks is a total…

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  • November 25, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:15
United Way Greater Toronto joining CAAT pension plan

United Way Greater Toronto joining CAAT pension plan

The United Way Greater Toronto is the latest organization to join the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus plan. Following a 90-day consent process,…

  • By: Staff
  • November 25, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’ increase positions in Mexican infrastructure

CPPIB, Ontario Teachers’ increase positions in Mexican infrastructure

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan are increasing their positions in Mexican infrastructure firm Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en…

  • By: Staff
  • November 25, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 10:33
Evaluating a DC plan OCIO offering

Evaluating a DC plan OCIO offering

My last expert column piece looked at what outsourced chief investment officer, or OCIO, offerings look like for defined contribution plans. It also highlighted the…

Draft PMPRB guidelines include changes to reference countries, drug price factors

Draft PMPRB guidelines include changes to reference countries, drug price factors

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has published draft guidelines, including new factors for setting patented drug prices and an updated list of reference countries for Canada to compare…

  • By: Staff
  • November 25, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15

Global investors cite interest rates as key portfolio risk: survey

About three-quarters (73 per cent) of global institutional investors ranked interest rates as a key portfolio risk, according to a new survey by Natixis Investment…

  • By: Staff
  • November 25, 2019 May 10, 2021
  • 09:00
Five Canadian pension funds rank in top 100 global asset managers: report

Five Canadian pension funds rank in top 100 global asset managers: report

Twelve of the 25 top global asset owners were pension funds as of year-end 2018, according a new report by Willis Towers Watson’s Thinking Ahead…

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  • November 22, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 15:00
Plan sponsors, members increasingly open to medical cannabis use: survey

Plan sponsors, members increasingly open to medical cannabis use: survey

Both plan sponsors and plan members are more open to the use of medical cannabis than they were five years ago, according to a new…

  • By: Staff
  • November 22, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15
Rayonier Advanced Materials pension taking on annuity buyout

Rayonier Advanced Materials pension taking on annuity buyout

Rayonier Advanced Materials is transferring a portion of its Canadian defined benefit plan obligations with a $293-million annuity buyout. Through the transaction, Sun Life will…

  • By: Staff
  • November 22, 2019 November 12, 2020
  • 09:15

Webinar coverage: A look at the full impact of alopecia areata

Hair — including eyelashes, eyebrows and body hair — protects the body from environmental factors such as temperature and also helps with how humans feel…

Survey finds 95% of U.S. public pension funds employ investment consultants

More than 95 per cent of U.S. public pension funds employ at least one investment consultant, according to a new survey by Coalition Greenwich. The…

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  • April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
  • 15:45

Younger employees expect a 10% raise if unable to work in a hybrid arrangement: survey

Generation Z and millennials say they’d expect a 10 per cent salary increase, on average, if they were unable to work in a hybrid working…

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  • April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
  • 15:00

73% of OPB plan members want ESG considerations included in investment decisions: survey

Roughly seven in 10 (73 per cent) Ontario Pension Board plan members believe environmental, social and governance factors should play a critical role in the…

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  • April 25, 2024 April 24, 2024
  • 09:00

WISE Trust returns 7.9% in 2023, net assets increase to $4 billion

The Workplace Insurance and Safety Employees Trust generated a net return of 7.9 per cent in 2023, with net assets reaching $4 billion, up from…

  • By: Staff
  • April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024
  • 15:00

Expert panel: How institutional investors are adapting to a post-pandemic global economy

Renowned American businessman and investor Charlie Munger once said, “You have to keep learning if you want to become a great investor. When the world…